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W. F. P HINNEY au H. H. WHITNEY.

WASHSTAND.

Patented Oct. 24, 1893.

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WILLIAM F. PHINNEY, OF STANDISH, MAINE, AND HENRY H. WHITNEY, OFCENTREVILLE, IDAHO.

WASHSTAN D.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 507,448, dated October24, 1893. Application led May 22, 1893. Serial No. 475,011. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern.-

Be it known that we, WILLIAM F. PHIN- NEY, residing at Standish, in thecounty of Cumberland and State of Maine, and HENRY H. WHITNEY, residingat Centreville, in the county of Boise and State of Idaho, citizens ofthe Uited States, have invented certain new and usefulImprovementsinWashstands; and we do hereby declare the following to be a full,

lo clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

In the drawings herewithaccompanying and making a part of thisapplication, Figure 1 is I5 a central section of ourimproved Wash-stand,the dotted lines showing positions of the parts when the cover israised. Fig. 2 is an interior side elevation showing the reservoirsupports and means of operating and controlling the same, andFig. 3 isan enlarged detail showing arrangement of the spring which tends toforce the reservoir supporting parts upward.

Same letters refer to like parts.

Our invention relates to improvements in combination Wash-stands orcommodes, and more particularly relates to improvements as applied tothe wash-stand described in the patent to Nathan O. Bond, No.479,148,dated July 19, 1892, and consists in a new and im- 3o proved means forcontrolling the reservoir supporting mechanism, and in a new andimproved arrangement of mechanism for aiding the raising of saidreservoir supporting mechanism and in other details of constructionwhich will be hereinafter more particularly described.

In s aid drawings a represents a commode' case, b a cover hingedthereto, and c a door in the front thereof. Pivotally attached to 40each side ofthe case is alever d. Connecting the ends of said levers dwith the cover b are links f pivotally attached to said cover and leversin such manner that when the cover is raised said levers are also raisedtherewith.

Attached to each lever is a supporting arm g having a recess h in thetop thereof adapted to receive the trunnions 11 on the ends of a waterreservoir j as seen in Fig. 1, these several parts being so arrangedthat when the cover b is raised the reservoir rises describing the arcof a circle, and thus when raised being lorought forward over the bowlinto the position shown by dotted lines in Fig. 1.

Attached to the levers d are downwardly extending plates k havingtherein slots m through which project guiding lugs n which are rigidlyfixed in the sides of the case. This arrangement while permitting theupward and downward motion of said levers at the same time holds themfirmly against lateral 6o movement and prevents them from getting out ofplace or out of order. The slots in said case may be circular tocorrespond with the circular motion of said plates, as seen in Fig. 1,orit may be straight, as seen in Fig. 2. Connecting said levers or saidplates is a cross bar or yoke e. In the rear of the case below saidcross bar and rigidly attached to the bottom of the case is a hollowpipe o and attached to said cross bar and adapted to extend down 7o intosaid pipe is a plunger p.' Between said cross bar and the bottom of thecase is arranged a coil spring q its tension acting to press said crossbar upward. Without changing the principle involved herein it Will beevident that the coil spring may be wound around the plunger inside ofthe pipe if preferred. In order to regulate the tension of said springwe may cut on the pipe near the bottom a thread r and place thereon ascrew 8o threaded nut s upon which the lower end of said spring mayrest, so that by screwing said nut up or down the tension of said springmay be increased or diminished as the case may be.

In the front of the case may be placed a S5 wash-bowl of any desiredform or shape. It may be set loosely therein or it may be a regularsetbowl, as seen in Fig. 1.

In the under surface of the cover is a recess u over which is placedaseries of rods o, 9o such space being adapted to receive and holdtowels.

The advantages of the present invention are that the levers andreservoir supporting frame are firmly and steadily held in whateverposition they may be placed and the arrangement of the tension springrenders it much more effective and especially when accompanied by theadjusting nut.

Having thus described ourinvention and its roo use, We claim-- 1. In awashstand having a suitable case and a cover hinged to the top thereof,levers pivoted to said case and linked to said cover, a reservoirpivotally mounted on supports attached to said levers, guide platesattached to said levers and having slots therein and lugs attached tosaid cases and projecting through said slots, as and for the purposesset forth.

2. In a Washstand having a suitable case and a cover hinged to the topthereof, levers pivoted to said case and linked to said cover, areservoir pivotally mounted on supports attached to said levers, guideplates attached to said levers and having curved slots therein and lugsattached to said case and projecting through said slots, as and for thepurposes set forth.

3. In a washstand having a suitable case and a cover hinged to the topthereof", levers pivoted to said case and linked to said cover, areservoir supported on standards attached to said levers, guide platesattached to said levers and having slots therein and lugs attached tothe case and projecting through said slots, a yoke connecting saidlevers, a hollow tube attached to the bottom of said case, a plungerattached to said yoke and adapted to enter said tube and the coil springinterposed between the bottom of the case and said yoke, as and for thepurposes set forth. In testimony whereof We aix our signatures inpresence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM F. PI-IINNEY. HENRY II. WHITNEY. Witnesses to the signature ofWilliam F. Phinney:

ELGIN C. VERRILL, NATHAN CLIFFORD. Witnesses to the signature of HenryH. Whitney:

WILLIAM SWEET, GEORGE T. YOUNG.

